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August 5, 2024- Namibia! A selection of minerals from a recent Namibia trip. I focused on Erongo this time, and I happened to arrive while the mountain was rather productive. June 4, 2024- Mixed Minerals! A set of mixed minerals, mostly from Russia and China but with a couple random things thrown in as well. May 31, 2024- Fluorite on Stibnite! A selection of fluorite on stibnite specimens from a new find in China! I have seen these on a couple occaisions in the past, including from Kyrgyzstan and Thailand, but this very interesting combination has never been common! These are particularly pretty, with a special glitter-like sparkle caused by the small clear fluorites over the metallic stibnite, and many show interesting twisting along the length of the stibnites! April 17, 2023- New Finds from China! A selection of minerals, mostly from recent finds in china. March 6, 2024- Mixed Minerals from China! A selection of minerals from China, some found years ago and some within the last few days! March 6, 2024- China Under $100 A group of over 50 specimens, all but one under $100.
February 7, 2024- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals from around the word. Included in this one are a few Washington zeolites, selected pieces of ruby jack sphalerite from a new find, as well as other random selections. December 15, 2023- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 70 specimens, all but 1 priced under $100. Specimens are on the first 2 pages, and have CLF stock numbers!
November 10, 2023- Mixed Minerals from China! A selection of mixed minerals from China, some are older pieces and other come from recent discoveries. This update includes display pieces as well as some mineralogical oddities. October 24, 2023- Mixed Minerals! A group mixed minerals from around the world, including American classics, pieces from Peru, Africa, and elsewhere! October 9, 2023- Mixed Minerals from China! I went back to China after the Denver show, here are some recently obtained specimens, as well as others I picked up here and there, for one reason or another. September 22, 2023- De'An Fluorite, a blast from the past. I returned tot he USA for a little while to visit family and go to the Denver Show, of course I end up buying more Chinese fluorite, even when in the USA. This is a small group of specimens from very iconic (in the world of Chinese fluorite) finds made around 15-20 years ago, that have largely disappeared from he market. August 16, 2023- Mixed Recent Yindu Fluorite A page of mixed fluorite from Yindu, mostly specimens from a few pockets discovered within the last couple months, and then some from other pockets that happened to be hanging around. July 23, 2023- A Yindu Pocket A group of specimens selected from a recently discovered fluorite pocket at the Yindu Mine. Most of these have purple cores with very clear outer layers. July 6, 2023- Mixed Minerals from China! A selection of mixed minerals from China! July 1, 2023- Bairendaba! (Yindu) A selection of fluorites spanning a few years of production in the Bairendaba mining area, better known as the "Yindu Mine" June 6, 2023- Bultfonteinite! A group of bultfonteinite specimes from a 2021 find in Inner Mongolia. Previously, bultfonteinite had mainly been obtainable as a fuzzy accessory mineral on some olmiite/poldervaartite specimens from South Africa, but this discovery produced rich botryoidal examples of the species-- as far as I know it was probably the best discovery of the mineral to date. May 17, 2023- China! A selection of minerals from recent finds in China. March 24, 2023- Midwest! Minerals from the American Midwest (and a couple from Canada), including a number of very old quarry minerals collected when the quarries were still accessible to field collectors! March 14, 2023- Namibia! A selection of minerals from Namibia. March 14, 2023- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 50 minerals, all but a couple under $100.
January 6, 2023- Interesting Pyrites A selection of inexpensive but interesting pyrites from Huanzala. December 17, 2022- Peru Update #2: Mixed Minerals A selection of mixed minerals from Peru, for the most part excluding pyrite. December 12, 2022- Peru Update #1: Pyrite! I spent a couple weeks in Peru at the beginning of November, from the couple thousand pieces of pyrite that I purchased, I selected my favorite 32 and am posting them on this page. December 6, 2022- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals, including pieces from the American midwest, Canada, Bolivia, and elsewhere! September 12, 2022- Michigan! (and a couple others). A selection of specimens from Michigan's upper peninsula, with an emphasis on coppers. There are a couple other random US minerals mixed in as well. September 1, 2022- Clearance Minerals! A selection of 50 minerals, all but a couple under $100.
August 16, 2022- Bolivia Part 2 The second page of a 2 part Bolivia update, featuring a group of jeromite on quartz specimens from recent discoveries at the Kami Mine, some with nicely contrasting ferberite. August 15, 2022- Bolivia Part 1 The first page in a two part update, containing two recent finds from Bolivia-- bournonite from Machacamarca, and fluorapatite from Kami. The second page with more new (completely different) discoveries will be posted in a. few days, July 4, 2022- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals from around the world, ranging from classic Michigan coppers to new Brazilian vivianites. July 4, 2022- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 60 minerals, all but 2 under $100
June 9, 2022- Brazilian Ludlamite! A selection of 15 Brazilian ludlamite specimens, from a small pocket that was part of the much larger vivianite find. World-class examples of the species, in my opinion second only to the best from Huanuni! April 3, 2022- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals from around the world. April 3, 2022- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 70 minerals, all but 1 under $100
February 20, 2022- NAMIBIA! I spent most of January in Namibia, focusing on Erongo. Here is a first update of rocks December 29, 2021- New Finds from Inner Mongolia! A final update for 2021, this page contains a selection of dark blue fluorites from a recent find at Huanggang, as well as a few specimens of new bulfonteinite with very rare plombierite from the Shijiangshan Mine. December 1, 2021- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals from around the world! December 1, 2021- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 40 minerals, all under $100
November 5, 2021- Michigan! A selection of minerals from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, including old coppers and a selection of interesting datolites October 15, 2021- American Minerals! A selection of minerals from the USA, with a strong emphasis on the American Midwest. September 10, 2021- Diamonds! A selection of diamonds, all with good crystals and some decently sizable. I have prioritized crystal form above all, of course to keep them affordable there are tradeoffs in color and clarity. Aug 24, 2021- Mixed Minerals ! A selection of mixed minerals, with an emphasis on recent finds from China August 2, 2021 - Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals, with an emphasis on Russia, Bolivia and South Korea. July 8, 2021- DISPLAY AIDS! All display aids have been restocked (including the 1.5" bases) and 2.5" bases are now available as well. Perky boxes (without foam) are also available for $0.60 each, min order of 50.
July 8, 2021- Clearance Minerals! I have posted nearly 60 specimens to the clearance pages, all under $100.
May 21, 2021- Mixed Minerals ! A selection of mixed minerals from around the word-- a couple new Chinese veszelyites, diamonds, as well as a number of other odds and ends.. February 16, 2021- Milpillas Azurite! A selection of particularly good Milpillas Azurites, mostly associated with malachite. The mine closed in the summer of 2020, but these pieces come from a recently released stash of specimens collected 7-8 years ago. I had the good fortune of coming across this group just as it was being released, and was able to high-grade the lot. Many of these feature the most desirable azurite-malachite combinations, and quite a few show the top blue color. February 16, 2021- Clearance Minerals! I have added a group of around 30 mixed specimens to the clearance pages!
February 3, 2021- Chinese Azurite! A selection of rather nice azurite specimens from recent finds at the Liufengshan Mine. Most of these have bigger, more lustrous crystals than what is usually seen. January 8, 2021- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals, including ferberite from a new find in Bolivia, cavansite, mixed pieces from Ojuela, and more. January 8, 2021- Clearance Minerals! I have added a group of around 30 mixed specimens to the clearance pages!
December 6, 2020- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed specimens from around the world, including examples from a couple new Congolese finds, and what is probably one of the finest ludlamite specimens int he world. December 6, 2020- Clearance Minerals! I have added a small group of just over 25 mixed specimens to the clearance pages!
August 20, 2020- Mixed Minerals! A selection of 32 mixed specimens from around the world! August 20, 2020- Clearance Minerals! I have added a small group of just over 20 mixed specimens to the clearance pages!
July 21, 2020- New Find! Wulfenite from Ojuela A selection of specimens from a pocket of wulfenite crystals recently discovered at the Ojuela Mine. These are very similar the "sandwich wulfenites" discovered back in 2017-- in fact some are identical, but some are also more pleasantly blocky. June 23. 2020- Vietnamese Zeolites! NEW FIND- A group of interesting new zeolites from Vietnam, mostly consisting of beautiful aciciular scolecite clusters on matrix. May 6, 2020- Clearance Minerals! A selection of clearance minerals. I posted some of these a few weeks ago but did not put up an announcement, and I added more specimens on the post date.
May 6, 2020- Japanese Rhodochrosite! A selection of rhodochrosite specimens from the Oppu and Osarizawa Mines in Japan! February 20, 2020- Republic of Congo! A selection of assorted new finds from the Republic of Congo. I decided to go there over New Years, and came back with a variety of interesting new material-- hemimorphite, pyromorphite, cerussite, and of course, various habits of dioptase. January18, 2020- Dioptase! A selection of specimens from recent a recent find of diopase, made late last year. Of particular note are the beautiful combinations with yellow mimetite, that display an especially pleasing color combination. December 10, 2019- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals from around the world, some only a few months out of the group and others from the 1800's. December 10, 2019- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 60 clearance minerals from around the world.
December 03, 2019- Milpillas Shattuckite! A new batch of shattuckites from the famous Milpillas Mine. These first started coming out about a year ago, and the quality has continued to improve. This latest batch contains both large, rich pieces as well as examples that still retain the "fuzzy" appearance of the acicular clusters. In many ways, these very closely resemble the material from Namibia. November 6, 2019- Ojuela SCORODITE! A selection of scorodite specimens from Ojuela. Yes, you read that right.... this is perhaps one the two most sought after species from this prolific locality, though specimens are available every couple/ few decades at best. October 7, 2019- Nikischerite! A very small set of 13 nikischerite specimens, from a recent discovery in Bolivia. This single-locality mineral is known form a single find made in the year 2000, with almost non found since then. In total, there are estimated to be around 200 pieces of the species. September 15, 2019- Phosphophyllite and Vivianite! An update dedicated to two Bolivian finds: a selection of very good phosphophyllites from Huayllani, and a group of large vivianites from Morococala. September 15, 2019- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 60 clearance minerals from around the world.
August 30, 2019- Two New Mexican Finds! A small selection of specimens from two New Mexican finds-- attractive shattuckite/ aurichalcite combos from Milpillas, and exceptionally rich examples of arsendescloizite from Ojuela. August 30, 2019- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 50 clearance minerals from around the world.
July 9, 2019- Bournonite! A group of excellent new bournonite specimens from a recent find. These pieces have exceptional luster and many display textbook "cogwheel" form. July 9, 2019- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 40 clearance minerals from around the world.
June 6, 2019- Ojuela! (and some mixed minerals too) A selection of mixed minerals, with a strong emphasis on the Ojuela Mine. Included are some exceptional new austinites and probably the best quartz I've ever seen from the mine. June 6, 2019- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 40 clearance minerals from around the world. New items have CGC stock numbers.
April 30, 2019- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed specimens, including beautiful new chatoyant malachites from China, and an exciting find of rare ferrokesterite from Bolivia! February 22, 2019- Tucson Part 2 More minerals from Tucson, in particular new fluorites from Madagascar and assorted prehnite form around the world. February 22, 2019- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 50 clearance minerals from around the world. New items have CZC stock numbers.
February 9, 2019- Tucson 2019 A selection of minerals from Tucson. Update 1 of 2. January 27, 2019- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 50 clearance minerals from around the world. New items have CCC stock numbers.
December 17, 2018- Mixed Chinese Minerals! A page of over 60 minerals from China, with about 2/3 under $200. November 21, 2018- China! A selection of mineral from China, including a couple very interesting new finds. October 5, 2018- Mixed Minerals! A smaller update featuring a selection of mixed minerals from around the world, including some very odd Pak/Afghan pieces from discoveries around 20 years ago. October 5, 2018- Xianyang, Yongchun Co., Fujian Fluorite! A selection of fluorite specimens from a recent find at the Xiayang Mine (the same locality notable for the purple "tanzanite-colored" fluorites.) These are a somewhat saturated green, and the best have an intense glow caused by cyan blue, yellow, and green zoning, combing to form a color I haven't really seen from anywhere else. October 5, 2018- Clearance Minerals! A set of over 50 minerals has been added to the clearance pages; new items have CNN stock numbers.
September 4, 2018- China! A selection of 60 specimens from various recent Chinese finds-- fluorites, pieces from a new pyromorphite pocket, as well as a couple novel oddities- celestite, Yaogangxian rhodochrosite,boulangerite included calcite, among others. August 27, 2018- Grape Agates! A selection of grape agates from recent finds in Indonesia. July 8, 2018- Mixed Minerals! A set of mixed minerals from around the world, including a couple rare henmilites, an excellent volborthite, and large decorator quartz crystals, among others. July 8, 2018- Clearance Minerals! A set of nearly 60 minerals has been added to the clearance pages; new items have CKK stock numbers.
May 27, 2018- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals from around the world. About 2/3 of the update are very good quality grape agates from recent finds in Indonesia. Also of note is a spectacular kesterite specimen. May 14, 2018- Malagasy Liddicoatite Tourmaline TN's A selection of liddicoatite thumbnails from new finds at Anjanabonoina and Mt. Ibity. May 14, 2018- Madagascar under $100 A selection of minerals from Madagascar, all but about 3 priced under $100. May 14, 2018- Mahaiza Quartz A selection of unusual quartz specimens from the workings around Mahaiza Village in Madagascar. March 20, 2018- Mixed Minerals! A set of mixed minerals from around the world, including new finds and older material. March 20, 2018- Clearance Minerals! A set of nearly 60 minerals has been added to the clearance pages; new items have CCH stock numbers.
January 22, 2018- Madagascar! A selection of 70 of my favorite pieces from a trip to Madagascar at the end of last year, including great grandidierite, some interesting fluorites, malacons, and a variety of other specimens. November 7, 2017- Thumbnails! A group of 50 thumbnails, the first portion being slightly more unusual species or localities, and the rest a variety of liddicoatite tourmaline habits form Madagascar. October 17, 2017- Mixed Minerals! A set of nearly 30 mixed minerals from around the world. October 17, 2017- Clearance Minerals! A set of nearly 80 minerals has been added to the clearance pages; new items have CDD stock numbers.
August 14, 2017- Mixed Minerals! A set of nearly 40 mixed minerals from around the world. August 14, 2017- Clearance Minerals! A set of nearly 50 minerals has been added to the clearance pages; new items have CQQ stock numbers.
July 18, 2017- New Ojuela Wulfenite (Part II) A second group of wulfenites from the new Ojuela Find-- they're the last ones I have, and are a bit more affordable.
July 5, 2017- New Find! Wulfenite from Ojuela A group of wulfenite specimens from a recent find at Mina Ojuela-- these are quite distinctive from earlier Ojuela wulfenites, many having a 3-layered appearance that I like to say resembles Andes chocolates. May 31, 2017- Peru 2017 A group of nearly 60 specimens from a recent trip to Peru. Of particular note are a recent find of axinite that rivals Dal'Negorsk, some exciting new rhodochrosites from Pasto Bueno, and some very nice pyrites. May 2, 2017- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed minerals, some from recent finds and others a bit older. May 2, 2017- Clearance Minerals! A selection of new specimens, all but a few well under $100. Please note, the new specimens are on the first 2 PAGES!
March 12, 2017- Thumbnails! A group of over 60 choice thumbnails that I selected for one reason or another, to post in this update. February 24, 2017- Clearance Minerals! A selection of new specimens, all but a few well under $100. Please note, the new specimens are on the first 2 PAGES!
2/24/2017- Tucson 2017! A mix of specimens from the Tucson show, including new finds of alexandrite from Zimbabwe and exceptional brucite from Pakistan! January 6, 2017- Ojuela Fluorite and Milpillas Cuprite A selection of fluorites from Mina Ojuela and Cuprites from Milpillas. January 6, 2017- Liddicoatite Slices! A selection of liddicoatite slices from Anjanabonoina. January 6, 2017- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 60 specimens, all but a few well under $100. Please note, the new specimens are on the first 2 PAGES!
September 5, 2016- Inner Mongolia! After a short period of dormancy (I'm studying faceted stones for 6 months at the GIA) I am finally posting an update. This is a page of assorted minerals from the past few years of finds in Inner Mongolia. These were selected from a very large purchase I made of pieces from a Chinese dealer with an impeccable eye-- from those, I narrowed the update down to approximately 50 pieces. September 5, 2016- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 70 clearance specimens. New pieces have stock numbers beginning with CXX and are on the first 2 pages.
May 3, 2016- Mixed Minerals! An assortment of mixed minerals from around the world. March 28, 2016- Three New (or recent) Finds! An update containing specimens from three recent finds. 1) An exciting new find of Chinese autunite 2) Specimens from an incredible pocket of pyrite from Huanzala and 3) Scheelite with Stolzite from Peru. March 28, 2016- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 100 specimens, including a number of reduced priced items from the main galleries. All but a few are priced under $100, many under $60 (New specimens have stock numbers beginning with CTC and are on first TWO pages)
3/4/2016- New Diplay Aids I have added two new products to the display aids section-- 1.5 inch beveled bases and larger versions of the acrylic display easels. If you collect large cabinets, I strongly recommend the easels-- I use them at shows for all my larger specimens, and they seem to work much better with large pieces than any other off-the-shelf display aids I have tried.
February 29, 2016- Tucson 2016! An assortment of minerals from the Tucson Show. 2/29/2016- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 70 specimens, all but 1 under $100 and almost half under $60. (New specimens have stock numbers beginning with CWC and are on first TWO pages)
January 16, 2016- MADAGASCAR! I haven't updated the site for a while, but I have not been idle! This page contains selections from a recent trip to Madagascar, including a spectacular new find of beryl and some new spray-like tourmalines. I am busy preparing material for the Tucson Show (I will be in room 242 at the Hotel Tucson City Center) but as always, I like to offer my favorite pieces to online visitors first. November 20, 2015- Mixed Minerals! A group of mixed specimens from around the world, from Michigan silvers and Ohio fluorites, to a Gabonese rhodochrosite and a couple more Chinese plumbogummites. November 20, 2015- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 80 specimens, all but 3 under $100 and over half under $60. (New specimens have stock numbers beginning with CQC and are on first TWO pages)
October 21, 2015- Idaho and a little Tsumeb A selection of specimens from Idaho, including some older examples of hard to find material dating to the 1960's. There are also several Tsumeb specimens in this update. October 21, 2015- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 90 specimens, all but 4 under $100 and almost half under $60. (New specimens have stock numbers beginning with CSC and are on first TWO pages)
September 6, 2015- PERU! A selection of nearly 50 specimens from a recent trip to Peru. August 8, 2015- Mixed Minerals! A very mixed group of specimens with some very unusual items (even by my standards) ranging from 120+ year old Michigan specimens and Mexican classics, to phosphates and carbonates from Curacao, and even a Chinese autunite. August 8, 2015- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 70 specimens, all but one under $100 and almost half under $60. (New specimens have stock numbers beginning with CNC and are on first TWO pages)
July 21, 2015- Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite (Part II) A second page of plumbogummite after pyromorphite. I was able to obtain a number of additional specimens, many of which display the top, bright aqua blue color. There are a few other habits represented as well. July 21, 2015- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 60 specimens, all but a couple under $100 and most under $70. (New specimens have stock numbers beginning with CBC)
June 23, 2015- Mixed Minerals! A selection of mixed specimens from around the world, ranging from Midwestern American minerals to Burmese and Peruvian rarities. June 23, 2015- Clearance Minerals! A selection of over 90 specimens, all but a couple under $100 and most under $70. (New specimens are on first TWO PAGES and have stock numbers beginning with CMC)
May 25, 2015- Thumbnails! A selection of 48 thumbnail specimens from around the world, from common species to rare ones, in all price ranges. May 10, 2015- Plumbogummite ps. Pyromorphite! A selection of specimens from a recent find of plumbogummite after pyromorphite, encompassing pretty much all the habits from the occurrence. In my opinion, this is one of the major finds of the last year, and certainly the most exciting thing to come from China for some time. May 10, 2015- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 100 specimens, all but a few under $100 and most under $70. (New specimens are on first TWO PAGES and have stock numbers beginning with CVC)
March 18, 2015- Post Tucson Update #2 A second update of minerals (mostly) from Tucson, this one containing a number of interesting new finds, including Chinese chalcophyllite and analcime, pseudomorphs of topaz after augelite from Peru, a very rare dingdaohengite, and a number of other interesting pieces. March 18, 2015- Clearance Minerals! A selection of 120 specimens, nearly 70 under $60 and all but 10 under $100. (New items are on first 3 PAGES and have stock numbers beginning with CCP)
March 6, 2015- Post Tucson Update #1 This is the first of my Tucson updates. This piece is dedicated mainly to Chinese minerals, including a number of Mt. Xuebaoding pieces, though there are a few Pakistani and other items mixed in as well. I have not included any Inner Mongolian pieces in this update-- the bulk of the material comes from finds made in past years. January 13, 2015- Midwest, Burma, and Mixed A page containing a mix of pieces from the American Midwest, including some old Tri-State material and quarry calcites, as well as a selection of minerals from Mogok. There are a few other random things thrown in as well. December 28, 2014- MASAGASCAR! The website has been dormant for several weeks, but I've been busy searching for new specimens. I recently returned from Madagascar with a number of pieces, this update contains nearly 70 selections, ranging from new pockets of fine tourmalines and topazes, to a few somewhat ugly mineralogical oddities. December 28, 2014- Clearance Minerals! A selection of specimens, most under 60 and all but a couple under $100. (New items have stock numbers beginning with CCN)
October 29, 2014- Mixed Minerals! A selection of rare and unusal minerals from around the world, featuring a new find of hutchinsonite (a rare thallium mineral) and others. October 29, 2014- Clearance Minerals! Over 80 specimens, all but a couple priced under $100, and most priced under $60. New minerals are on the first 2 pages (stock numbers beginning with CCD)!
September 29, 2014- Denver Minerals! The first update featuring of mixed minerals from the Denver show. September 29, 2014- Clearance Minerals! Over 70 specimens, all but a couple priced under $100, and most priced under $60. New minerals are on the first 2 pages!
September 16, 2014- NEW WEBSITE! After a long hiatus, Khyber Minerals is back online with a new website that retains the same old feel, but that is way more functional. All items are now searchable (by chemical class, color, species, size, etc) and in a database, meaning that pages are up to date. If you haven't already, feel free to play around with the new features- there are many interesting items that were once buried on the website though which are now discoverable! I've been continuously buying even while the updates languished, so expect new updates at greater frequency in the coming weeks!
September 16, 2014- Inner Mongolia! After a long hiatus due to ironing out glitches with the new website, here is a page of new and interesting specimens from Inner Mongolia! September 16, 2014- Clearance Minerals! A selection of nearly 90 specimens, all but a few under $100, and most under $60. Please note, the new specimen are on the first 2 PAGES!
June 8, 2014- Mixed Specimens A selection of mixed specimens from around the world, including a number or rarities and oddities. June 1, 2014- Mixed Specimens A selection of mixed specimens. May 14, 2014- PERU! A selection of minerals from a recent trip to Peru, including new clinoatacamites, amethysts, and more! February 27, 2014- French Autunite A collection of French Autunite specimens from the collection of Jean Chervet, assembled pre-1962.
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